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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jamie Grierson

Man charged with firearms offences after Dover counter-terror police arrest

Vehicles queue for ferries at the Port of Dover
Queues at the Port of Dover. Ahmed was stopped last Thursday by counter-terrorism police after he arrived in the UK from France. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

A 24-year-old man accused of trying to smuggle 10 guns and ammunition into the UK as he drove off a ferry into Dover has been remanded in custody.

Khalid Ahmed, from Ealing in west London, who is a dual Dutch and Irish national, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday, after being charged overnight with firearms offences.

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